U.S. v. SCOTT

No. 16-30300.

857 F.3d 241 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Akein SCOTT, also known as Keemy, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Keith Sandman , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Matthew Richard Payne , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Alysson Leigh Mills, Esq. , Fishman Haygood, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Akein Scott and his brothers were members of the Frenchmen/Derbigny gang. On Mother's Day 2013, Akein and one of his brothers opened fire at a second-line parade in New Orleans, intending to kill a rival gang member. They shot the intended victim and 19 innocent bystanders. Akein was named in a 24-count Third Superseding Indictment charging...

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